Supersolid phases in the one-dimensional extended soft-core bosonic Hubbard model

We present results of quantum Monte Carlo simulations for the soft-core extended bosonic Hubbard model in one dimension exhibiting the presence of supersolid phases similar to those recently found in two dimensions. We find that in one and two dimensions, the insulator-supersolid transition has dyna...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inPhysical review letters Vol. 97; no. 8; p. 087209
Main Authors Batrouni, G G, Hébert, F, Scalettar, R T
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 25.08.2006
Online AccessGet more information

Cover

Loading…
More Information
Summary:We present results of quantum Monte Carlo simulations for the soft-core extended bosonic Hubbard model in one dimension exhibiting the presence of supersolid phases similar to those recently found in two dimensions. We find that in one and two dimensions, the insulator-supersolid transition has dynamic critical exponent z = 2 whereas the first order insulator-superfluid transition in two dimensions is replaced by a continuous transition with z = 1 in one dimension. We present evidence that this transition is in the Kosterlitz-Thouless universality class and discuss the mechanism behind this difference. The simultaneous presence of two types of quasi-long-range order results in two solitonlike dips in the excitation spectrum.
ISSN:0031-9007
DOI:10.1103/physrevlett.97.087209